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Asaram Bapu case: Supreme Court flays Gujarat police for slow trial

PTI | Updated: Apr 7, 2018, 02.00 AM IST

The SC on Friday pulled up the Gujarat police for delay in completion of recording of evidence in the rape case against self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu, lodged in Jodhpur jail, and directed it to conclude the process within five weeks. A bench of justices N V Ramana and S Abdul Nazeer, which sought to know the status of the trial, was told by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Gujarat government, that the victim’s statement has been recorded.

“The prosecutrix has recorded her statement. Only the star witnesses in the case are now remaining to be examined,” Mehta said. To this, the bench asked the ASG, how much time is needed for examining the star witnesses. Mehta said that the process will take twothree more months to be completed. “It cannot go on like this for months. You have to complete it in five weeks,” the bench said. On January 22, the Gujarat government had told the apex court that the victim in arape case against Asaram will be examined from January 29.